Supercars debutant Will Brown has led the way, taking the fastest time overall in Practice 3 for the Virgin Australia V8 Supercars RABBLE.club Sandown 500.

“I was pretty scared, it definitely got the heart-rate going but that’s how it is.“I just can’t thank everyone at Erebus enough, to give me this opportunity, my first enduro and to end the day like this is pretty cool.

The session was Friday's third and final in Melbourne, as Supercars' PIRTEK Enduro Cup starts for 2018.

Brown, racing in the Dunlop Super2 Series, beat Earl Bamber, a two-time Le Mans 24 Hour winner, and both are making their first Supercars starts this weekend.

Led by Brown, they finished the 30 minutes of running split by just 0.0032 seconds, with veteran Steven Richards third in a Holden sweep of the top seven.

Brown and Paul Dumbrell had brief stints at the top before Warren Luff turned a 1:08.7223s to go fastest nearing the 10-minute mark.

That was the benchmark until Richards slotted into first with a 1:08.6292s, with seven minutes to go.

His time at the top was fleeting, shaded by Triple Eight team-mate Bamber and then Brown.

The latter's final run, though, included running wide at Turn 9 and having to extricate his Erebus Commodore from the gravel.

Teaming up with Anton De Pasquale, Brown's 1:08.6230s was good enough to finish on top.

“I was going for another lap and, down at Dandenong, I went off and thought we’re going to get stuck here, cause a red flag and not get [top spot],” Brown said of his off.

“I was pretty scared, it definitely got the heart-rate going but that’s how it is.

“I just can’t thank everyone at Erebus enough, to give me this opportunity, my first enduro and to end the day like this is pretty cool.

“I’m just pumped to be here and in the enduro campaign.”

Bamber was 14th in Shane van Gisbergen's regular Red Bull Holden Racing Team Commodore on Friday morning, and made more progress in the afternoon.